Some gunmen who were suspected to be sea pirates have kidnapped 8 passengers in Bayelsa state. The gunmen carried out the evil act at the Yenagoa bound speedboats along Brass-Yenagoa waterways in Bayelsa State. The boat which was conveying about 15 passengers reportedly departed Egweama waterfront in Brass Local Government Area of the state. The…
Gunmen reportedly attacked Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State killed two policemen, three civilians, and left several others injured. It was gathered that a vehicle the conveying police officers and some civilians were attacked by yet to be identified gunmen while coming from a colleague’s burial. In a statement released on Sunday, through the…
A factional leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Mr. Sunday Frank-Oputu, was on Wednesday assassinated by suspected gunmen. According to reports, the deceased was a strong supporter of a suit contesting the legality of the recently conducted ward, local government, and state congresses of the APC in a Bayelsa High Court….
A judge in Bayelsa State High Court, Justice Nayai Aganaba who was stoned out of court by thugs during a hearing on an intra-party matter involving the All Progressives Congress (APC) factions in the state is retiring from service. Speaking on Tuesday during a book launch and reception in honour of the retiring Justice Aganaba…
The insecurity in the southeast intensified yesterday as unidentified gunmen invaded the Ihitte Uboma local government area in Imo State and gunned down staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Okorie Anthony, at the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration Exercise, CVR ; while in Anambra, the police eliminated a gunman who was also actor in…
The operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit Bayelsa State Command, on Wednesday, arrested four suspected armed robbers who have been terrorizing Yenagoa in the State capital. The Informant247 Nigeria News gathered that the suspected robbers were arrested during a sting operation by officers at the hideout of the gang, at Amarata Community, Yenagoa, on 22nd March…
Women from Otuasega community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest against what they described as the incessant invasion and destruction of their farmlands by herdsmen. The aggrieved women, who fell trees and tied fresh palm frond to barricade the Otuasega end of the Edepie-Imiringi Road linking communities…
T&T Web Designing and Marketing Services, a private enterprise, has urged state governments to follow in the footsteps of Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri in repositioning the education sector. Dr Thaddaeus Thompson, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, made the announcement in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, after the Bayelsa government’s…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri has ruled out the payment of ransom to secure the release of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr Federal Otokito. Otokito was kidnapped on Thursday at his country home, Otuokpoti in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. A statement by Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah,…
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Trade and Commence, Mr Otokito Federal Oparmiola, has been kidnapped by armed men at his residence at Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government area Thursday night. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the community at about 11 pm on Thursday and after scaring people away, they proceeded to the commissioner’s residence. When…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has read riot acts to operators of illegal refineries who are planning to relocate to the state. The warning is coming on the heels of the ongoing clampdown on illegal refineries in neighbouring Rivers State. According to him, the state cannot afford to also be polluted by soot as…
The Police in Bayelsa have confirmed that a 20-year-old barber stabbed a motorcyclist to death on Thursday in Sagbama Local Government area of the state. The incident happened barely two days after Police arrested three teenagers for attempted ritual murder in the same area. SP Asinim Butswat, the Police Spokesman in the state, confirmed that…
The Bayelsa government, on Thursday, confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama local government area. The Commissioner for Health, Pabara Igwele, who confirmed this in Yenagoa, said five persons had died of the disease so far, adding that at least 22 cases of cholera had been reported in the area….
